Daijiworld Media Network - Tumakuru (SP) 

Tumakuru, Sep 10: Karnataka deputy chief minister (DCM), C N Ashwath Narayan, who was on a visit to Tumakuru on Monday September 9 to take part in a programme organized by Vokkaliga community there had an ugly situation to handle as angry fans and supporters of jailed former minister, D K Shivakumar, shouted him down and created obstacles. 

It is said that a crowd of Shivakumar's supporters surrounded Ashwath Narayan, raised slogans and created a situation of discomfiture for him. Former chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy, who also is a Vokkaliga leader, was present. It may be noted that Ashwath Narayan and Shivakumar also belong to Vokkaliga community. 

Shivakumar's supporters strongly feel that arrest of their leader was the result of witch hunting by the BJP, although the BJP leaders have been repeatedly saying that they have nothing to do with it. There have been charges that politics of revenge is being resorted to by the BJP leaders, in particular by chief minister, B S Yediyurappa. In connection with the arrest of Shivakumar on charges of money laundering, state BJP president, Nalin Kumar Kateel, had said on Sunday that Shivakumar is in trouble on account of conspiracy hatched by former chief minister, Siddaramaiah.